Lisa Rider will be among the 14 women who leave this week on a voyage of exploration to the Pacific Ocean, where Rider will chronicle the plastic debris clogging our oceans.
New Addition Planned for State Park
Hammocks Beach State Park near Swansboro could be expanding again. A donation could add 450-acre Dudley Island in Bogue Inlet to the park.
Offshore Oil Ads Promise Jobs, Revenue
A petroleum industry lobbying group has launched an ad blitz to counter growing opposition to offshore drilling but critics say it’s the same old arguments.
Activism in Russia Can Mean Jail, Beatings
Members of Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus, a group of Russian activists, visited the N.C. coast recently. No one beat them, handcuffed them and hauled them off to jail.
Climate Change Evidence All Around
Despite what you might hear, there’s strong evidence that climate change is having an impact on North Carolina, the experts say. Just carefully look around you.
Work on Problem Ponds to Begin Soon
After years of talk and planning, work is likely to begin by next month on the first phase of a stormwater project that will transform two eyesore ponds in Carteret County and lessen the flow of polluted runoff into a creek.
Coastal Sketch: Oceana’s Randy Sturgill
Meet Randy Sturgill, a former car theft investigator who is now the southeast coordinator for Oceana, leading the fight against Atlantic offshore drilling.
Seismic Testing Needs World’s Attention
Scientists, including a Duke University researcher, argue in a new paper that using sound waves in the ocean to detect oil and natural gas needs to be regulated by international treaties.
Coastal Sketch: Penny Hooper
Not even a broken leg could keep this long-time activist in Carteret County from standing on one leg to urge her government to oppose offshore drilling.
Effort to Clean River Begins on Lawns
Cedar Point officials, ECU and the N.C. Coastal Federation have teamed to reduce stormwater runoff into the White Oak River, which the EPA says is impaired.
Two Paths to Saving Hofmann Forest
Ron Sutherland and Fred Cubbage, an unlikely duo, together led the campaign to keep N.C. State from selling its 79,000-acre Hofmann Forest to developers.
Report Cites Benefits of Living Shorelines
Natural methods to protect eroding shorelines are better often cheaper for the property owner, easier to build for the contractor and better for the marine environment, according to a new report on so called “living shorelines.”
Industry Would Change Landscape
If oil or natural gas industry comes to the N.C. coast, it will require infrastructure and service facilities and change the way of life here.
Who Pays for Oil Spill Cleanup?
Who pays for all those people armed with mops and brushes scrubbing beaches or cleaning birds?
Potential for Disaster: Our Coast at Risk
The BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 was the worst oil spill in history with lingering effects on the Gulf Coast, but what if it were to happen here?
Industry Works to Prevent Another BP
Since the Deepwater Horizon, the oil industry has worked hard to improve the safety of drilling in deep water with better standards, practices and equipment.
